The Islamic Republic of Iran and France have signed 20 cooperation documents, clearing the way for a remarkable boost in political, economic, cultural and scientific relations between Tehran and Paris following the implementation of Tehran’s nuclear deal with the P5+1 countries, dubbed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

The documents, which practically delineated a roadmap for the two countries’ all-out cooperation, were signed Thursday evening at the Élysée Palace in Paris, in presence of Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and his French counterpart, Francois Hollande.

The document called “Roadmap for Strengthening of bilateral relations between Iran and France” was the first document, which was signed by Iranian and French foreign ministers. Subsequently a memorandum of understanding for financial cooperation between the two countries was signed by their ministers of economy followed by another memorandum of understanding for cooperation in industrial and economic fields, signed by Iranian and French ministers of industry.

A memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of communications was signed by the two countries’ ICT ministers, while another memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the fields of environment and climate was signed by head of Iran's Department of Environment and the French foreign minister.

A memorandum of understanding for cooperation in tourism was also signed by the French foreign minister and head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization, followed by a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in health-related and pharmaceutical industries, which was signed by the two countries’ health ministers.

A memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of agriculture research was signed by Iran's minister of agriculture jihad and France’s minister of agriculture, agrifood, and forestry.

A document for cooperation in higher education and research was also signed by the two countries’ ministers of science and research.

A memorandum of understanding for cooperation in transportation was signed by Iran's minister of road and urban development and France’s minister of ecology, sustainable development and energy.

A memorandum of understanding for cooperation and research was signed between Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization and France’s Louvre Museum.

An agreement for boosting air transport cooperation was signed by head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran and the managing director of France’s Airbus.

Another agreement for buying 118 commercial passenger planes by Iran was signed by chairman of board of directors and managing director of Iran Air and the managing director of France’s Airbus.

An agreement for development of Iran's Imam Khomeini International Airport was signed with France’s ADP company. The agreement was signed by head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran and the managing director of Imam Khomeini International Airport with ADP’s chairman of board of directors and managing director.

An agreement between France’s VINCI Construction and Iran's Ministry of Road and Urban Development for designing and construction of new terminals at Shahid Hasheminejad Airport in the Iranian city of Mashhad and Shahid Beheshti Airport in the Iranian city of Isfahan was signed by the managing director of VINCI Construction and head of Iran Airports Company and head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran.

A maritime agreement for cooperation in the field of roads and terminals for shipping lines was signed by the managing director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and chairman of France’s CMA and CGM companies.

A memorandum of understanding for cooperation between Iran's Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education and France’s Sanofi was signed by Iran's deputy minister of health and managing director of Sanofi.

The National Iranian Oil Company and the French Total also concluded an agreement, which was signed by the managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company and Total’s head of production department.

A memorandum of understanding for cooperation in Tehran water supply was signed by Iran's deputy energy minister for planning and economic affairs and the managing director of France’s Suez Environnement.

An agreement for cooperation in agriculture was signed between Kico Industrial Group and the Golden Group to build a greenhouse for the annual production of 9,000 tons of tomatoes using high-end technology, which would entail saving in water and energy consumption. The agreement was signed by Kico Industrial Group’s production manager and the managing director of the Golden Group.